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as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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Recent Examples of delineation
Christian Bale nailed the delineations between rich guy Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter ego, and director Christopher Nolan's outstanding redo of the Caped Crusader's origins was a twisty masterstroke.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The fight could continue up to the Supreme Court, where the Justices would then weigh in on a delineation of judicial versus executive powers and the limits therein.
Update 4/18/25, 1:41 p.m.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The fight could continue up to the Supreme Court, where the Justices would then weigh in on a delineation of judicial versus executive powers and the limits therein.
Update 4/18/25, 1:41 p.m.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineation
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Kylie, 33, chatted with Rudolph, 53, about how athletes make the best hosts for the long-running sketch comedy show.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sketches by Italian artist Marcello Dudovich that are featured in another window once adorned the stores and offices of Loro Piana, and were collected by the family.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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There’s something almost Arcadian in Jacqueline Overton’s 1933 description of this landscape of labor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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One thing Gacy left out of his description of his home was the crawl space under the house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the paintings are not just larger versions of the drawings.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Green screens, reenactments and, in the case of the two boys, drawings, offered ways to create material while away from home.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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His portraits poked a hole into the romantic mythology of the American West, telling instead a story of poverty and struggle.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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But pop culture’s depiction of cowboys and the American West is selective.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bondi reacted to the sketch by embracing her depiction.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Before Friday, Jackson had already won five Daytime Emmys over the years for his portrayal of Lucky.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Praise went to writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s humane filmmaking, the powerhouse performances from David Strathairn and Jane Levy, and the authentic portrayal of family life in Middle America.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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An illustration of the grassroots mentality that drives the 41-year-old Barham came on one weekend in late August when Aquarium headlined a show in Memphis at the 400-capacity Hi-Tone on a Friday, then made the eight-hour, 550-mile drive to Waco, Texas, overnight.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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As is often the case with everything surrounding Swift’s name, the T-shirt featuring a graphic illustration of otters went viral on social media.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its images have illuminated how galaxies form, evolve and recycle their material through generations of star birth and death.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cranston was among those who raised concerns when the initial launch of the AI video platform allowed users to create his image without his permission.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineation. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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